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Contents 9 Introduction 11 What is this handbook? 14 What is in it, what isn’t? 18 How to use this Handbook 21 Language 23 Chapter 1: For Politicians - this helps leaders lead 24 Why do this? 32 What is my role if I do this? 34 Where has this worked? 38 How will we solve this problem? Introducing six principles. 41 What is required of you to make this work 42 A new way to think: no “right” answers 44 The big change: public opinion vs public judgment 47 When NOT to use this approach 49 Why use a Civic Lottery? 52 What is deliberation? 54 What about the media? 56 How can you deliver democracy beyond elections? 4 A Project of the UN Democracy Fund (UNDEF)